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Business Analysts On The Ground Joe Newbert and Jéan Raath talk with Mohamed Bray about his life, career and being a business owner in the fuel industry.

In this episode:

The background check on Mo [01:45]

What's up in the fuel industry [09:43]

Mo's life-goals and rebranding journey [28:02]

How Mo handles the challenges that busy-ness brings [34:18]

The reflection that help forge Mo [38:35]

Ollie Will's seeded question to Mo [50:03]

Things customers ask [01:45]

Ollie Will's seeded question to Mo [50:03]

Mo's quick-fire nine [56:04]

Mo's seeded question for the next season's opener [58:45]

Closing out the episode [1:00:12]

The show notes:

Meet Mohamed Bray on LinkedIn

Say hello to @mo_bray on Twitter

Michelle Van Kesteren shares HerBoldStory, the leadership lessons, the transformation from leading herself to leading others, and much more.

In this episode:

What leadership means to Michelle [01:37]

The highs and lows of her leadership journey [14:35]

The time Michelle contemplated hanging up her leadership boots [18:40]

The journey of leading herself to leading others [27:30]

Reflecting on failure and moving forward [30:23]

Leadership styles [35:25]

Advice to listeners walking the leadership journey [39:33]

Michelle's pick of women at her dinner table and why [41:30]

The show notes:

Connect with Michelle on LinkedIn

Business Analysts On The Ground Jéan Raath and Joe Newbert talk with Ollie Wills about his life, career and being a business manager in the banking industry.

In this episode:

The background check on Ollie [01:47]

What's up in the banking sector [10:57]

The social norms (and formalities) of the banking industry [18:15]

Ollie's motto for managing the buzz and getting stuff done [29:50]

Where else Ollie's passions might lead him [42:56]

Bryden Neville's seeded question to Ollie [45:23]

The topic piquing Ollie’s interest right now [47:58]

Ollie's quick-fire nine [52:59]

Mohamed Bray's seeded question, from Ollie [55:47]

Closing out the episode [56:48]

The show notes:

Meet Ollie Wills

Email Ollie Wills at Gmail dot com

Sonwabise Mzinyathi shares HerBoldStory about smashing comfort zones, where she gets her courage from, and the importance of lifting others.

In this episode:

Sonwabise shares her journey and where she gets her courage from [01:19]

Why she chooses to step outside of her comfort zone [06:13]

Breaking ceilings and limiting beliefs [12:31]

Dealing with her inner critic [18:08]

Advice for listeners not ready to step outside of their comfort zone [22:00]

Finding the balance amidst all the commitments [29:52]

Sonwabise’s pick of women at her dinner table [35:31]

The show notes:

Meet Sonwabise on LinkedIn.

Connect with @Sonwabise on Twitter.

Business Analysts On The Ground Joe Newbert and Jéan Raath talk with Bryden Neville about his life, career and being a business analyst in the payments industry.

In this episode:

The background check on Bryden [01:51]

What's up in the payments industry [09:29]

The environment that draws the best out of Bryden [22:22]

Things worth talking about and challenging [27:32]

If Bryden weren’t a product manager/business analyst [33:42]

Eleanor Stowe's seeded question to Bryden [37:02]

What hosepipes have to do with business analysis. [42:33]

Bryden's quick-fire nine [44:45]

Bryden's seeded question for Ollie Wills [47:26]

Closing out the episode [48:17]

The show notes:

Meet Bryden Neville on LinkedIn

Connect with Bryden Neville on Twitter

Ellen Fischat shares HerBoldStory about the power of language, why the words that we choose matter and practical tips to make ourselves heard.

In this episode:

The role of language on Ellen’s leadership journey [01:45]

The importance of affirming language [09:51]

The language women shy away from to be liked or seen as perfect [22:33]

Exploring the challenges of self-promotion [32:38]

Helpful tactics for making yourself heard [41:14]

Ellen’s thoughts on mansplaining [52:21]

Ellen’s pick of women to have at her dinner table [1:00:04]

The show notes:

Connect with Ellen on LinkedIn.

Business Analysts On The Ground Jéan Raath and Joe Newbert talk with Eleanor Stowe about her life, career and being a business analyst in the energy industry.

In this episode:

The background check on Eleanor [01:57]

What's up in the energy sector [04:48]

How mindfulness and awareness habits blend in Eleanor's daily-life [14:22]

Eleanor's biggest challenge right now and how she's going to overcome it [25:55]

After the BBC Proms to Business Analysis, the next pivot [32:09]

Hester Swart's seeded question to Eleanor [38:42]

Eleanor's bucket list travel destination [41:25]

Eleanor's quick-fire nine [44:25]

Eleanor's seeded question for Bryden Neville [47:14]

Closing out the episode [50:14]

The show notes:

Connect with Eleanor Stowe on LinkedIn, or follow @TheSingingBA on Twitter

Check out her personal website: EleanorStowe.com

Listen to Eleanor's SoundCloud stream

Ezlyn Barends shares HerBoldStory about the power of leading with empathy and mindfulness, and how our egos get in the way of our best work.

In this episode:

In this episode:

The importance of empathy to be an effective leader [01:30]

Adjusting communication styles to be an empathetic leader [09:30]

Stepping into the space of leading with mindfulness and empathy [20:27]

How our egos get in the way of our best work [29:57]

Principles and practices for mindfulness and empathy [34:35]

Ezlyn’s pick of women to have at her dinner table [46:24]

The show notes:

Connect with Ezlyn via her website: www.ezlynolivia.com

Instagram: @ezylnolivia

Grant Wright talks with Joe Newbert and Adrian Reed about visual thinking, why sketchnoting helps collaboration, and how you can get started.

In this episode:

Adrian and Joe draw comparisons with Wayne's World [00:40]

Seamlessly segueing into the episode's topic of sketchnoting with Grant Wright [01:34]

What got Grant started with sketchnoting and some good places for you to begin [03:11]

The value of drawing—compared to text or modelling—and how it helps the thinking process? [07:56]

The lowdown on what you need—from hand-drawn, to devices and apps [13:31]

The perfect and polished versus the imperfect and raw [16:30]

Selling the benefits of visual thinking to someone else [23:02]

The accidental (but obligatory ) season cliff hanger—will there be, or won't there be? [30:58]

The Show Notes:

Meet Grant Wright on LinkedIn or on Twitter, and follow Scarlett Solutions on Instagram

If you only get one book: Visual Thinking, by Willemien Brand

Get started with The Sketchnote Handbook, by Mike Rohde

Read The Non-Designer's Design Book, by Robin Williams

Check out Todd Cherches, VisuaLeadership: Leveraging the Power of Visual Thinking in Leadership and in Life

Learn to present visual stories that transform audiences with Resonate, By Nancy Duarte

Make your ideas, products, and services easier to understand with The Art of Explanation, by Lee LeFever

Business Analysts On The Ground Joe Newbert and Jéan Raath talk with Hester Swart about her life, career and being a business analyst in the craft beer industry.

In this episode:

The background check on Hester []

What's up in the craft beer industry []

How Hester stays focussed []

How Hester stays ahead of the curve []

The big hairy goal in Hester's future []

Morgan Zerr's seeded question to Hester Swart []

The secret power Hester has in her bag []

Hester's quick-fire nine []

Hester's seeded question for Eleanor Stowe []

Closing out the episode []

The show notes:

Meet Hester Swart

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, by David Epstein